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Martin Carney- 'That time' tribesman125 (Galway) - Posts: 173 - 23/07/2018 23:42:03 2125508 Link
When a player has taken a shot and they fully expect it to be going over but it doesn't - just wait till it's scored: "(X) kicks - it has the distance, it has the legs...but it doesn't have the accuracy" Any time a player scores a goal ranging from middling to excellent quality. "...and finished it with aplomb!" SecretsOfFatima (Kerry) - Posts: 63 - 24/07/2018 01:13:45 2125523 Link
David Brady was talking about the 'throw up' last night! GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 24/07/2018 06:55:57 2125544 Link
a lovely wristy hurler. they were set up for an ambush. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 24/07/2018 08:41:40 2125550 Link
Marty pointing out when everyone made their 'debut' Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 24/07/2018 09:05:31 2125556 Link
....."and its the postman from [Insert parish here]" der (Mayo) - Posts: 6 - 25/07/2018 11:18:55 2126031 Link
"Inspirational score" -Mike Finnerty PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 25/07/2018 13:04:06 2126069 Link
"That's one of the scores of the game". Every score is ! I mean you wouldn't say "David Clifford is one of the players on the Kerry team . Adding in the word "best" helps Malonemagic (Laois) - Posts: 766 - 25/07/2018 14:01:12 2126100 Link
When any commentator describes Dublin's style as "Swashbuckling". Or Martin Carney and his "coolness personified". Masterofpuppets (Donegal) - Posts: 1 - 25/07/2018 14:32:38 2126116 Link
"He's not that type of player" Whenever a player takes the head off another. Well he obviously is that type of player or else he wouldn't have taken the head off him in the first place! tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1338 - 25/07/2018 15:07:16 2126137 Link
I hate the borrowings from the Premiership commentary being transferred to Gaelic. "... curled with the outside (inside) of his right (left) foot." "Great technique." I hate the last one particularly. Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 643 - 25/07/2018 16:27:59 2126163 Link
Replying To GreenandRed: "David Brady was talking about the 'throw up' last night!" Calling GAA suits 'dinosaurs' is a bit old, if not cliched. David Brady overused the term 'junno what' to an alarming extent, when he came on air first. He has stopped, so someone obviously told him about it, and it was obvious....believe me (Trump cliche). Cringiest cliche in GAA commentary/punditry now has to be the 'quarterback' references. 'Oh, he's like a quarterback sitting back in de pockit'. Just a pathetic attempt to appear current that one. GAA on field roles/positions aren't remotely like quarterbacks imo, certainly not the examples that have been shown to date. The term 'in fairness' is thoroughly overused as well, and suggests that someone/something is under attack or in need of defense, when usually no such attack has occurred and no such defense is necessary.....in fairness like!! Pope_Benedict (Galway) - Posts: 3423 - 25/07/2018 17:04:20 2126183 Link
Oh Lordy, where to start... 'On this/that occasion' must be mandatory for the RTE microphone merchants - worst culprits Paul Earley, Dessie Dolan and Canning, who frequently embellishes it to 'that particular occasion'. Canning's use of 'however' every two minutes... help! Dolan and 'he'll be disappointed with that'. Does Martin Carney start every reply to his missus' conversation with 'very much so'? He does to Morrissey et al. Then there's Carty's go to lines, 'yes indeed, and certainly, as we speak, at this moment in time...' But how Canning has made such a career out of commentating is a triumph for meaningless waffle and windbaggery. 'Star raced through with great vigour and panache and no little style'. WTF does that mean??? Of course, Marty and Ger love a little cute nickname as well - Star, Banty, the Rock etc etc. Agree with the poster who mentioned the 'marquee forward' idiocy. Even worse is 'players with the x factor' and 'bringing their A game' (Tomas O Se). 'Stepping up to the mark/plate' is popular too. Oh for the days of Micheal and Michael... marooney (Galway) - Posts: 88 - 26/07/2018 00:30:15 2126290 Link
"Amateur whistlers" - Ger Canning Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 26/07/2018 11:14:37 2126336 Link
Youse lads are very easily annoyed Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12120 - 26/07/2018 11:38:37 2126349 Link
"It must be said" - most overused phrase in GAA and yet only one man says it! tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 26/07/2018 11:44:14 2126351 Link
Replying To Midleton: "I hate the borrowings from the Premiership commentary being transferred to Gaelic. "... curled with the outside (inside) of his right (left) foot." "Great technique." I hate the last one particularly." These are premiership phrases or cliches, you're literally just letting words annoy you. Life must be hell. Breffni40 (Cavan) - Posts: 12120 - 26/07/2018 11:45:47 2126353 Link
aren't Breffni40 (Cavan)* - Posts: 12120 - 26/07/2018 11:46:18 2126355 Link
Why is Marty Morrissey obsessed with telling us when every player made his debut and against who? Barnowl94 (Galway) - Posts: 3150 - 26/07/2018 12:27:52 2126368 Link
" there was no malice in that it must be said " Just after an assault. Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 26/07/2018 12:41:49 2126377 Link